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12-04-2025
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Saturday Boredom Busters: April 12th
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Polar Plunge is one of the biggest fundraisers for Special Olympics South Dakota. You can watch competitors diving into their new mobile plunge unit located at Combined Pool & Spa on S. Western Avenue from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Books & More Sale includes hardcovers for just $1 and paperbacks for only 50-cents. The sale is taking place from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fantle Building/Center for Western Studies on the Campus of Augustana University. All proceeds will support the Augustana Library Associates programs. All Sioux Falls Nyberg's ACE locations are hosting Circus Days. Enjoy free soda and hot dogs and meet the El Riad Shrine clowns from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shriners will also be handing out coupons to the Shrine Circus which takes place from April 24th to the 27th. AMC Collective in Sioux Falls is hosting a Chicks and Bunnies Make & Take. Stop by anytime from noon to 3 p.m. and make your chicks and bunnies out of fuzzy pom-poms and felt. The cost is $4. Spirit of Peace United Church of Christ in Sioux Falls is hosting Bunny BINGO from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Cards are $10 each. Other games include a 50/50 raffle, candy guessing game and mystery grab bags for kids. Prizes include kid-friendly Easter baskets plus desserts. The Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls is hosting a Fishing Open House. Families can enjoy free fishing at the Outdoor Campus pond from 1-3 p.m. All gear and bait will be provided. Events at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls include Junkin' Market Days, a shopping experience in the Expo Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also at the fairgrounds, the Spring Arabian Horse Show runs through Sunday. The City of Sioux Falls Leaf & Branch Drop-off sites are open for the spring. They're located at Lyon Boulevard, south of the fairgrounds and on Chambers Street, near the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Today's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday's hours are noon to 5 p.m. The Orpheum Theater in downtown Sioux Falls presents the Easter musical The Passion and the Cross. The performance is at 2 p.m. Sunday's show time is 4 p.m. Tickets go from $15 to $20. The Green Earth Players present A Night at the Palace, featuring three one-act plays performed at the Palace Theatre in Luverne, MN. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Sunday's matinee is at 2 p.m. The Mighty Corson Art Players present Women Playing Hamlet. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. at the Corson Playhouse. Sunday's showtime is 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, $20 for students. Roosevelt Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland. The performance is at 2 pm. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $6. Movies playing at the historic State Theater in downtown Sioux Falls include Hugo and The Last Waltz, both rated PG and Dig! XX, (NR). The Wells Fargo CineDome & Sweetman Planetarium at the Washington Pavilion features T-Rex, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, 3-2-1 Liftoff and Robot Explorers. New movie releases playing at a theater near you include The King of Kings, rated PG, The Amateur, rated PG-13 and Warfare, rated R. The Stampede hockey team closes out the regular season with Kids Takeout Night. The Herd takes on the Fargo Force at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The puck drops at 6:05 p.m. Enjoy third round action of The Masters golf tournament on KELOLAND TV. CBS Sports coverage from Augusta National goes from 1-6 p.m. Central Time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-02-2025
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A deep dive into ‘Dazzling Dakota' at Augustana University
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – From the rural northern plains of South Dakota to state parks in Sioux Falls, one local artist is showcasing the natural beauty across the state. Federal law enforcement crews in Brandon Inside the Center for Western Studies on campus, you'll find 'Dazzling Dakota,' a larger-than-life solo collection that highlights the seasons in South Dakota. 'This gallery is unique because it is all one artist,' Augustana University student, Elizabeth Toso said. 'And that is kind of rare as I've seen from our previous shows. I'd also say that the variety of artwork that Mecca has in this gallery is really impressive.' Mecca Rutherford of Sioux Falls is the artist behind these stunning landscapes, a skill she's been crafting for decades. 'I always wanted to get to landscapes, but they were more complex to create a landscape versus just painting a flower or the flowers. So it was a progression, I had always longed to get into landscaping, but I wasn't as skilled at it at first,' Rutherford said. At age 11, Rutherford knew she wanted to pursue art. However, it was about three years ago that she got back to the easel full-time. In 2023, Kami Miller with the Center for Western Studies at Augie saw Rutherford's work at Artists of the Plains. 'She would be a great artist to have for a solo show for a number of reasons. As you can tell in the show, her pieces are very large, which is good for a large gallery space like this,' Miller said. Siouxland Libraries is offering a 'Blind Date with a Book' The project would take months of planning with canvases spanning up to six and eight feet says the size of Rutherford's paintings offers an immersive experience. 'What I love about that piece is you can stand and look at it and feel like you're brought right into that moment,' Miller said. 'I'm sure almost every South Dakota resident has had that experience of having a perfect South Dakota sunset.' Rutherford spent nearly a year creating the collection. And if you look closely, you'll see why. 'I'm actually sort of sculpting these specific areas of the foreground or the sky or whatever part that I'm sculpting. So it's almost like they're sculpted first and then they're painted,' Rutherford said. For the collection, Rutherford drew inspiration from many areas including Good Earth State Park in Sioux Falls. 'They just love their memories there, it draws on memories. A number of people said they've grown up in rural, they grew up on a farm. They did a lot of baling. So the hay bales really speak to them,' Rutherford said. Toso helps set up different exhibits for the center. She says this collection brings back memories from her childhood. 'I just have this specific memory of sitting in the car and the sun was setting and you could just see the sun shining through the clouds. And it's almost that exact image driving through the plains, driving through hayfields, cornfields and like those hay bales even. Like the details are all there. And I feel like I've been there like in that painting,' Toso said. Connecting memories like Toso's to Rutherford's oil paintings is something she loves to hear as an artist. At the front of the center, you'll find a guest book for viewers to leave comments. 'With the size of the work and the fact that it's your home state, I think that you will find that it's very inspiring and I think you will find that it will bring you comfort and hope and peace,' Rutherford said. The Sioux Falls Art Council helped sponsor the supplies for this March Rutherford will perform a live painting demonstration for the public at the center free of charge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
